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Re: Number of register keys on contras

Author: GoatTnder
Date: 2005-11-10 14:55

>Was one of the extra vents on the British player's contra a substitute for the
>pinhole vent for the altissimo that's on bass clarinets? How were the extra
>vents operated? I can't imagine having 3 or 4 keys for the left thumb.

Could be worse. You could play bassoon, with a total of 13 keys for your thumbs...

-Andy Cabrera
a.l.cabrera@gmail.com

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